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This chapter is an exercise in what is being called the empirical turn in the philosophy of technology. As such it attempts some serious empirical work with respect to philosophical claims about technology. This may appear to suggest there is something novel here. To my ears, this latter claim presents a problem that needs to be addressed before we can proceed.
Originally appeared in The Empirical Turn in the Philosophy of Technology, edited by Peter Kroes and Anthonie Meijers. JAI. 2000. Reprinted by permission of the editors.
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Pitt, J.C. (2011). Design Mistakes. In: Doing Philosophy of Technology. Philosophy of Engineering and Technology, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0820-4_16
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